hobo

¹ho·bo

noun \ˈhō-(ˌ)bō\

plural hoboes also hobos

Definition of HOBO

1

: a migratory worker

2

: a homeless and usually penniless vagabond

Examples of HOBO

1. <kind folks who always gave hoboes who came to the farm a meal and then sent them on their way>

Origin of HOBO

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1889

Related to HOBO

Synonyms: bindle stiff, bum, bummer, tramp, sundowner [Australian], swaggie [chiefly Australian], swagman [chiefly Australian], vagabond, vagrant

Related Words: drifter, roamer, transient; beggar, derelict, mendicant, panhandler, stiff; dodger, malingerer, shirker, slacker; gamine, ragamuffin, urchin, waif

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